- Born
- Birth nameDorothea Ingeborg Reisser
- A refugee from the Nazi regime as a child, Dora trained and danced briefly with the Vienna Opera as their youngest solo dancer until an accidental fall in her late teens ended her dancing career. She then moved to London and studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she had to improve her English skills as well through classes.
After a career on British television, in a few Hollywood films and on the stage, she gave up acting career to raise a family and beginning in the 1980's, she became one of Britain's leading fashion designers.
- IMDb mini biography by: mw55@juno.com
- SpouseDavid Weston(1962 - present) (2 children)
- London, England: Retired and is now traveling and enjoying her family and grandchildren.
- Author of 'Dora's Story' (released in paperback on October 6, 2016; ISBN-13 : 978-1785899836), a memoir about her experiences during WWII and her subsequent life.
- Best remembered as the German girl that Telly Savalas threatens in The Dirty Dozen. She also appeared alongside future billionaire's wife Talitha Pol (before marrying Paul Getty) in The Girl-Getters. She and Talitha are shown over the opening credits, resisting two guys flirting with them.
- She gave up her acting career to raise a family and become one of Britain's leading fashion designers.
- She lives in her remarkable London home (it used to be a railway station).
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